Rachel Weinstein

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Jan 20, 2015, 6:23 PM

Mother of the Bride…

I have written this piece about a thousand times in my head. I have tried for the last week or so to put down in words what it feels like to be marrying off a child, and I’ve come...

Aug 15, 2014, 5:44 PM

Was it really a year ago?

It was. A year ago today I said goodbye to you for the last time. That was after I'd paid for your service, insisting to my niece that I wasn’t supposed to be the one signing papers and making arrangements. ...

Jul 13, 2014, 6:52 PM

Something Ironic This Way Comes…

Terror crawls into your brain. It makes you fear every noise, every sound, every pin drop. It makes you worry about all the things that could happen. It messes with your focus, your equilibrium, your sanity. It numbs your...

Jul 4, 2014, 3:29 PM

Dear G-d, This has been quite an unpleasant week to say the absolute very least. I cannot change what has occurred, but if You could help me get through what we may or may not be facing, I would really...

Jul 1, 2014, 12:34 AM

What’s left to say?

Numb. There isn’t a part of me that isn’t numb. My Facebook page has erupted with news and reactions to the murders of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Saar, and Naftali Frenkel. Social media has allowed us to mourn together despite...

Jun 27, 2014, 12:55 AM

For The First Time…

It's 2:11 AM and I'm sitting at my computer with freshly polished nails and the umpteenth Grey’s Anatomy re-run playing in the background. I should be asleep but the urge to put my head full of swirling thoughts down on paper is much...

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About Me

Rachel Weinstein is a medical social worker by trade, as well as an English teacher, writer, krav maga instructor, proud wife, and mom of 4+ energetic teens. She lives in Beit Shemesh, hails from Brooklyn and made aliyah from Chicago.